got up this morning at 5:45, had some oatmeal and OJ for breakfast and headed out the door for what would be my longest run since May. the weather was cloudy and somewhat humid when i started, by the time i finished 2 hrs and 41 minutes later, most of the cloud had burnt off and it was beginning to get hot. worked on keeping my stride short, my cadence high, my head up and shoulders back. i tend to droop my head when i run, causing the back of my neck and right shoulder to burn after 10k or so. since this was my LSD (long slow distance) run, i was aiming to keep my heart rate in the 70-80% of maximum. in other words, i was running slow.
this was the first time i tried mixing my Clif energy gels with water. i mixed one gel with 500ml of water and shook the bottle up well. i think next time i'll try twice as many gels with the water to get more bang for the buck. i tend to not drink all that much when i run so i likely wasn't getting enough of the gel to help much so doubling them up would help. with my sweet tooth, they would taste better that way as well.
all in all, i feel pretty good about my run, physically and mentally. i'm a little sore but nothing out of the ordinary and i'm looking forward to running 26k in two weeks time. Tuesday evening, intervals!
almost forgot, this was not a barefoot or VFF run. i had my Saucony Progrid Ride 3's on for this one. not ready for the big time yet. :-)
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